"bezig" meaning in Dutch

See bezig in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbeː.zəx/ Audio: Nl-bezig.ogg
Etymology: From Middle Dutch bēsich, from Old Dutch *bisig, from Proto-West Germanic *bisīg. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|bēsich}} Middle Dutch bēsich, {{inh|nl|odt|*bisig}} Old Dutch *bisig, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*bisīg}} Proto-West Germanic *bisīg Head templates: {{nl-adj}} bezig (comparative beziger, superlative bezigst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: beziger [comparative], bezigst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], bezig [adverbial, positive, predicative], beziger [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het bezigst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het bezigste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], bezige [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], bezigere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], bezigste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], bezig [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], beziger [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], bezigste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], bezige [indefinite, plural, positive], bezigere [comparative, indefinite, plural], bezigste [indefinite, plural, superlative], bezige [definite, positive], bezigere [comparative, definite], bezigste [definite, superlative], bezigs [partitive, positive], bezigers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. busy, occupied
    Sense id: en-bezig-nl-adj-hBQHOyDK
  2. (predicative) in progress, on Tags: predicative
    Sense id: en-bezig-nl-adj-U7MvkJNf Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bezigen, bezigheid, bezighouden
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bezigen"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bezigheid"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bezighouden"
    }
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      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "besig"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Jersey Dutch",
      "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
      "word": "bääzix"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "beesig"
    },
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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      ],
      "word": "bezeg"
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          "lang_code": "jvn",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "bésekh"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "lang_code": "srn",
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      ],
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        "2": "dum",
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      "name": "inh"
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch bēsich, from Old Dutch *bisig, from Proto-West Germanic *bisīg.",
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      "form": "beziger",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bezigst",
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      "form": "beziger",
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      ]
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      "form": "het bezigst",
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        "predicative",
        "superlative"
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      "form": "het bezigste",
      "source": "declension",
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        "predicative",
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      "form": "bezige",
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      "form": "bezigere",
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      "form": "bezig",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "beziger",
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        "neuter",
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    },
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      "form": "bezigste",
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    },
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      "form": "bezigs",
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        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bezigers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "superlative"
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              31,
              36
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              33,
              37
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          "english": "He can not talk right now. He is busy.",
          "text": "Hij kan nu niet praten. Hij is bezig.",
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              20,
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          ],
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            [
              20,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Quick! The movie is on already!",
          "text": "Snel! De film is al bezig!",
          "translation": "Quick! The movie is on already!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "in progress, on"
      ],
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          "on"
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        "(predicative) in progress, on"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈbeː.zəx/"
    },
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    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    {
      "word": "bezigen"
    },
    {
      "word": "bezigheid"
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      "word": "bezighouden"
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      "form": "bezigere",
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      "form": "bezigers",
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          "english": "He can not talk right now. He is busy.",
          "text": "Hij kan nu niet praten. Hij is bezig.",
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          "english": "Quick! The movie is on already!",
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      "ipa": "/ˈbeː.zəx/"
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}

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